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By Carla Bevan on Thursday 4 December 2008

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Marie Claire News:Coldplay - Q Awards 2008

Coldplay, Radiohead, Duffy, Leona Lewis and Adele will be carrying British hopes across the Atlantic at next year's Grammy Awards after all winning nominations at yesterday's Grammy launch.

In keeping with the profile of the world's most important music award show, the unveiling of the nominees was no ordinary press conference, featuring as it did live performances from Mariah Carey, the Foo Fighters and Celine Dion.

The biggest award of the night – Album of the Year – will be hotly contested with Coldplay, Radiohead, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, who collaborated on the album Raising Sand, all in the running.

Read on for more nominees…

Record Of The Year
Chasing Pavements, Adele
Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis
Paper Planes, M.I.A
Please Read The Letter, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album Of The Year
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Coldplay
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman, Ne-Yo
Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows, Radiohead

Song Of The Year
American Boy, songwriters: William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray and Kanye West; sung by Estelle Featuring Kanye West
Chasing Pavements, Adele Adkins
I'm Yours, Jason Mraz
Love Song, Sara Bareilles
Viva La Vida, Coldplay

Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Chasing Pavements, Adele
Love Song, Sara Bareilles
Mercy, Duffy
Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis
I Kissed A Girl, Katy Perry
So What, Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
All Summer Long, Kid Rock
Say, John Mayer
That Was Me, Paul McCartney
I'm Yours, Jason Mraz
Closer, Ne-Yo
Wichita Lineman, James Taylor

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Waiting In The Weeds, Eagles
Going On, Gnarls Barkley
Won't Go Home Without You, Maroon 5
Apologize, OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Lesson Learned, Alicia Keys & John Mayer
4 Minutes, Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Rich Woman, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Never See Your Face Again, Rihanna & Maroon 5
No Air, Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Best Pop Vocal Album
Detours, Sheryl Crow
Rockferry, Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden, Eagles
Spirit, Leona Lewis
Covers, James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
Harder Better Faster Stronger, Daft Punk
Ready For The Floor, Hot Chip
Just Dance, Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
Give It 2 Me, Madonna
Disturbia, Rihanna
Black & Gold, Sam Sparro

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Gravity, John Mayer
I Saw Her Standing There, Paul McCartney
Girls In Their Summer Clothes, Bruce Springsteen
Rise, Eddie Vedder
No Hidden Path, Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Rock N Roll Train, AC/DC
Violet Hill, Coldplay
Long Road Out Of Eden, Eagles
Sex On Fire, Kings Of Leon
House Of Cards, Radiohead

Best Rock Song
Girls In Their Summer Clothes, Bruce Springsteen
House Of Cards, Radiohead
I Will Possess Your Heart, Death Cab For Cutie
Sex On Fire, Kings Of Leon
Violet Hill, Coldplay

Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
Only By The Night, Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic, Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely, The Raconteurs

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Me, Myself And I, Beyoncé
Heaven Sent, Keyshia Cole
Spotlight, Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman, Alicia Keys
Need U Bad, Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
You're The Only One, Eric Benét
Take You Down, Chris Brown
Miss Independent, Ne-Yo
Can't Help But Wait, Trey Songz
Here I Stand, Usher